Dragon Hills Golf & Country Club
Local golf looking to get away from Bangkok mostly visit this track. The course setting is in the middle of forested jungle, valleys, and hills. Dragon Hills offers a combination of undulating fairways and greens, lateral water hazards, carries over water, doglegs, and strategically located sand traps. The scenic background makes for a pleasurable round of golf.
The back nine holes are particularly impressive, as they play through environmentally preserved parklands. The signature holes are 10, 11, and 12. Hole-12 plays to an island green, downhill about 170 yards. Unusually, there are three par 3’s, three par 4’s, and three par 5’s on this back nine, making it a real challenge with no easy holes. The par 4's and par 5's play long, with well-placed hazards and sloping back to front greens.
A small rustic clubhouse and on-site lodge provide ample, but not fancy, facilities and accommodations. In any case, most golfers come here for the scenery in western Thailand and depart after their round.
Designer: | Jim Engh |
Holes / Par / Yardage: | 18 holes par 72 (6812 yards) |
Established: | 1994 |
Location: | remote area between Kanchanaburi and Hua Hin |
Distance: | 45 kilometers from Kanchanaburi |
Closed on: | |
Max. golfers per group: | Weekday:5 / Weekend:4 |
Driving Range: | Yes |
Facilities: | Accommodation, Restaurants |
Golf Cart: | THB 600 |
Golf Set: | THB 1,200 |
Golf Shoes: | THB 200 |
Golf Umbrella: | THB 100 |
Dragon Hills Golf Club is an 18-hole layout spread over 2,400 acres of lush natural mountainside jungle. Jim Enge, an American who worked with Nicklaus design, was responsible for producing this excellent layout.